Question

皮 かわ 皮(かわ): (1) skin; hide; pelt; fur (2) rind; peel; husk; bark (3) shell; sheath; wrapping (4) mask (hiding one's true nature); seeming皮膚(ひふ): skin皮肉(ひにく): cynicism; sarcasm; irony; satire毛皮(けがわ): (1) fur; skin; pelt (2) kanji "fur" radical 3 皮: skin, skin radical (no. 107) 皮 5 (none) pelt To be honest, this is one of those cases where I have found it easier to "just remember it" as a radical, as it occurs so frequently: 彼（かれ him）波（なみ wave）and so on.

Accepted Answer

ヒ pelt, skin, hide, leather 2 1092 5 107 かわ・けがわ・ひのかわ 象形 Pictographic A pelt is hooked on a branch. A small tent is made with a pelt and a branch planted in the ground. The mnemonic hints at the first stroke (the hanging pelt) and the hook at the end of the second stroke. This is chinese radical #107 meaning “skin”. 802

Kanji	皮
Onyomi	ヒ
Kunyomi	かわ
English	pelt, skin, hide, leather
Examples	皮(かわ): (1) skin; hide; pelt; fur (2) rind; peel; husk; bark (3) shell; sheath; wrapping (4) mask (hiding one's true nature); seeming 皮膚(ひふ): skin 皮肉(ひにく): cynicism; sarcasm; irony; satire 毛皮(けがわ): (1) fur; skin; pelt (2) kanji "fur" radical
JLPT Level	2
Jouyou Grade	3
Frequency	1092
Components	皮: skin, skin radical (no. 107)
Number of Strokes	5
Kanji Radical	皮
Radical Number	107
Radical Strokes	5
Radical Reading	かわ・けがわ・ひのかわ
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	象形 Pictographic
Keyword	pelt
Koohii Story 1	A pelt is hooked on a branch. A small tent is made with a pelt and a branch planted in the ground. The mnemonic hints at the first stroke (the hanging pelt) and the hook at the end of the second stroke. This is chinese radical #107 meaning “skin”.
Koohii Story 2	To be honest, this is one of those cases where I have found it easier to "just remember it" as a radical, as it occurs so frequently: 彼（かれ him）波（なみ wave）and so on.
RTK Index	802

Pelt Radical 皮 Skin ヒ かわ Hide Leather

Pelt Radical 皮 Skin ヒかわ Hide Leather